Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-56-.03 - Administration

(1) Each nursing home shall be under the supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator. An administrator may serve as the administrator of not more than one facility, except that two facilities having common ownership or management located on the same premises may be served by a single administrator. Distinct part facilities sharing a common roof shall be considered one facility. In exceptional circumstances, a waiver may be granted by the Department for a period of six months. Existing facilities not currently meeting this requirement would be exempt for a period of two years from the effective date of this regulation. If an existing facility should undergo a change of administrators during this two-year period, such facility would be required to comply with the regulations.

(2) Each home shall be operated in accordance with policies approved by the Department. These policies shall include but not be limited to those governing admissions, transfers, discharges, physicians' services, nursing services, dietary services, restorative services, pharmaceutical services, diagnostic services, social services, environmental sanitation services, recreational services and clinical records.

(3) Each home shall have a written transfer agreement in effect with one or more hospitals. Nursing homes that are a Distinct Part of a hospital will be considered to meet this requirement if acceptable provisions for the transfer of patients are included in the facility's policies.

(4) There shall be a separate personnel folder maintained for each employee. This folder shall contain all personal information concerning the employee, including the application and qualifications for employment, physical examination and job title assigned. A current job description shall be available for each classification of employee, but may be maintained separately from the personnel folder. The nursing home shall also maintain all documentation of successful completion of the entire certified medication aide training program for each certified medication aide it employs. In addition to all other documents required by state or federal regulations, the nursing home shall maintain documentation of successful completion of the dining assistant training program for each dining assistant.

(5) The home and its premises shall be used only for the purposes for which the home is operated and permitted.

(6) Each home shall, as a condition precedent to obtaining or maintaining a permit to operate a nursing home, carry or be covered by liability insurance coverages or establish or have established for its benefit a self-insurance trust for a nursing home claim. If a home fails to carry or be covered by liability insurance coverages or establish or have established for its benefit a self-insurance trust for a nursing home claim, the Department shall provide notice to such home of its noncompliance and allow such home 60 days in which to comply. A home's failure to maintain such coverage or establish such trust shall result in the Department:

(a) Revoking such home's permit issued to operate the nursing home;

(b) Denying any application to renew such permit; and

(c) Denying any application for a change of ownership of the nursing home.

(7) In response to a reasonable request by a patient or visitor, privacy shall be afforded for conversation and/or consultations.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-56-.03

O.C.G.A. § 31-7-1 et seq.

Original Rule entitled "Administration" adopted. F. Feb. 20, 2013; eff. Mar. 12, 2013. Amended: F. Jan. 27, 2017; eff. Feb. 16, 2017. Amended: F. Dec. 29, 2021; eff. Jan. 18, 2022.